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People were quicker to violence in the Wild West days because everyone was struggling with the effects of cumulative CTE brought on by brain-rattling horse-based transport on roadless surfaces (lemmy.world)
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A single mildly bumpy ride won't turn you into an NFL domestic abuser, but over the course of 20+ years? And if you were on horses or in rickety carts from the time you were a squishy infant? Boom, curdled grey matter.

No horses = no war, no murder, just pure enlightenment and peace on Earth.

Beware the horse 👀

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[–] finley@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

that's not quite how that works. even at a gallop, you're more moving with the horse than being rattled by it, and carts/carriages/etc. had suspensions to make the ride smooth (mostly for the rougher, unpaved roads).

even then, CTE is believed to be caused by multiple, sustained impacts/shocks of a magnitude greater than what one would experience while riding a horse. speaking from personal experience, none of my horse-riding (or even carriage- or cart-riding) ever came close to being hit by an NFL lineman at full-speed or being on a bombing range.

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

none of my horse-riding (or even carriage- or cart-riding) ever came close to being hit by an NFL lineman at full-speed or being on a bombing range.

To be fair, you can get concussion symptoms from heading the ball too much in soccer. There doesn't need to be NFL or boxing type violence involved.

[–] finley@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Clearly, you’ve never headed a ball in soccer. That’s quite a good bonk on the noggin, and still nothing close to riding a horse— which, I feel needs adding at this point: you don’t ride a horse with your head.

But now I’m reminded of back in the 90s before they banned the flip-throw and kids were breaking their necks trying it.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You sure about that?